Chapter: Chapter 206Derek POV The things he is willing to do make me sick to my stomach, and I'm finally done. He deserves everything coming to him. I was glad that the trial with Maddison's mother went smoothly. Turns out, there is nothing Maddison loves more than her reputation and money, and for that, she is willing to let her mother rot and make herself the victim.I was finally done with the cooking and dished our food in the dining room.I slipped my hand into my pocket, ensuring the ring was safely secured.Clara voiced her approval. I'd made a Pad Thai dish for her, knowing it was her favourite. I finally influenced her. "If my mom calls, please tell her I'm not pregnant." She stated this in the middle of her dinner.I nearly choked on my food as my eyes widened."Are you pregnant?" I questioned, puzzled. "Of course yes. She came over the other day and found a pregnancy test in my bathroom." She explained."Oh," I noted, amazed. "That explains why she's been texting me a lot more often." I am
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Chapter: Chapter 205Derek’s POVI must have looked at my watch about five times in the same minute. Why was I nervous? I've made far more risky decisions, and none have ever made my heart beat this fast. The house had already been set, our dinner table was perfect, and the garden was just as I had instructed. Clara would be arriving any moment from now, and I was almost done cooking. Everything was perfect, so why was I this nervous?I wiped the sweat off my brow. Vincent was right; my idea was stupid. What was I thinking about planning a proposal here? Surely, I could have thought of a better idea.I needed to calm down. Hopefully, she had another busy night, and she wouldn't show up.Maybe I should turn off my lights and pretend I wasn't home. But she'd walk in. That's what I get for giving her an extra key.Since we've both been tied up with work, we have dinner almost every evening. It made sense that we'd both have the keys to each other's apartments after she moved out of her mother's.I needed to
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Chapter: Chapter 204Derek POV About a month ago, my mother decided that the best way to end her obsession was to start a new one. She went and got herself a replacement kid. I don't know who in their right mind decided that it was okay for her to adopt a ten-year-old kid. I'd be fine with all this, except the kid hates me. I've done nothing wrong to him. Maybe I'm a bit biassed, but it only took one visit to know there was no longer any space for me in that house."You should be happy about this," Vincent laughed. "Your mother will finally get to fix all the mistakes she made with you. It happened to me, too." He laughed.The secretary walked in to announce that an old friend of ours, Dexter, had arrived. We were working on a new business venture, and we had been waiting for him to start our meeting officially.Dexter walked into my office as laid back as usual. He had barely changed much since I'd last met him. He had a few classes in college together.We exchanged greetings as Dexter settled himself i
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Chapter: Chapter 203Derek's POVSOME MONTH LATERI swivelled in my chair, fiddling with my pen as I tried to develop ideas. When I needed my brain the most, I couldn't think of anything. I've never felt this anxious about anything before."Are you certain that's a good idea?" I inquired of Vincent, who sat across from me.He had visited my office to discuss our new business deal. We just happened to have moved on to the next item on the agenda.He looked at me in disbelief, as if there was only one obvious answer. "Yes, which woman wouldn't want you to take her to Paris and propose to her in front of the Eiffel Tower?" He answered sarcastically. He threw his hands in the air in disbelief.As incredible as his idea sounded, that didn't sound like something Clara would want. She wasn't that sort of girl.I leaned into my chair and stared at the ceiling. I always thought the proposal would be the hardest part, but I guess so was how to propose."If you think that is too cliché, you can go on a private islan
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Chapter: Chapter 202Clara's POV I leaned on the door and peeked through to stare at Derek's motionless body. My eyes were quickly whelmed in tears. I never wanted things to end this way.Without thinking, I pushed open the door and walked in.I collapsed into his chest, held onto him tightly, and sobbed."Please wake up and get back to me; I'll do anything. I love you." I whispered. I held onto him even tighter.I wish I'd said this when he wasn't fighting for his life. There were so many things I would have loved to have done differently, but now I can't take any of it back.I suddenly froze as I felt a hand patting my head.I looked up.I blinked at Derek, who was staring back at me. For the first time, I saw clearly. Derek wasn't covered in bandages or had wounds all over his face, as I expected."It's okay, I'm alright." He answered.I wiped away the tears, my vision becoming clearer. "You are not hurt?" I asked, finally realising what had happened."No, but I will be if you continue squeezing me li
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Chapter: Chapter 201Clara's POVDAYS LATERIt took a few days before the doctors could clear me out and send me home. I was being discharged today, and I had decided it would be the start of my new life.Derek hasn't come over as much, at least not to see me. It meant he was starting to get it. This way, we'd both be able to move on eventually.I was packing the few items Mom had brought to make me more comfortable when I heard a knock on my door. Layla peeked through the door before walking in.She has been responsible for ensuring a fresh batch of flowers in my room every day. She visited me a few times. I was glad she never pushed anything between Derek and me. Without me explaining, she said she understood.Today, there was something different about her. She didn't look like she was dressed for the runway, nor did she carry around her fancy handbag. She was wearing flat shoes. I noticed her eyes were red."I'm so sorry I haven't visited you much in the last few days. How are you, sweetheart?" she ask
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Chapter: Chapter 191Ethan POV "I just...I was catching up with an old friend." I tell her, deciding that telling the truth is better than lying."Who?""It was Anna." I sigh, waiting for the bomb to go off.She stays silent for a few moments. I had to pull the phone away to make sure she didn't hang up. A few seconds later, she finally speaks up."Your ex-girlfriend, Anna?" She asks, but saying it more as a statement. She's pissed, I can tell."Yeah," I mutter."Wow. You're going to go and cancel your entire day to hang out with your ex-girlfriend? I mean, what happened to not wanting anything to do with her? What happened to all of the shit you said? I thought you were done with her, Ethan. What changed?" She snaps at me."Melissa, baby...it's not like that," I say, trying to defuse this bomb."Don't baby me. You cancelled all of your plans to see her. I mean, you cancelled plans with me. I only have tonight here until I go to Vancouver for an entire month. You cancelled plans with your girlfriend just
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Chapter: Chapter 190Ethan's POV"Why did you take the day off?" Melissa asks into the phone.I begin to panic. What the fuck do I say? Do I say it's because of Anna, or do I say it's because of…fuck, I don't even know what I would tell her. She's smart… fucking smart. She always assumes I'm cheating, too. I have given her no reason to assume that I'm cheating, but she always expects the worst from me.I understand why, though. Her last relationship ended in shambles. She was completely broken by her ex, so I can't blame her for the way she is. She's like this for a reason. For the longest time, she only had herself. She went from being completely dependent on some fucking asshole, and then he left her without any real reason as to why. He cheated on her with an older woman who worked in his department. She was crushed. Devastated.That was the first time I ever saw real emotion from her. I always viewed her as this stubborn,uptight, but confident woman. I thought that for the longest time, but it wasn't
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Chapter: Chapter 189Anna POV "That's not what I mean. I mean, I love that you're here, don't get me wrong. It's just…I don't know. Why? Why now? Why after a year? Why show up in my building after months of silence?" He exhaled, sounding frustrated. He's looking up at the ceiling to avoid any eye contact."I guess I just missed you..." I admit, looking down at the floor and trying to count the lines in the wood."Anna....I'm seeing someone now." He replies.I feel my heart drop. Why, though? I knew it had to be true, but I didn't want to believe it. I mean, it was bound to happen. Ethan Fain is handsome, charming, and caring...he would be amazing for someone. He deserves someone who will treat him well and build a relationship on the truth, not lies. He deserves to be happy for once without the constant fear of something fucking it up."That girl who called you?" I ask quietly."Yeah. Her name is Melissa. She's the head of finance for this building. We have gone on a couple of dates. Nothing too serious
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Chapter: Chapter 188Anna's POVThis dinner is going better than planned, and I honestly haven't been this happy in my entire life.Well, maybe my entire life is a pretty big stretch. I haven't been this happy in a long time, though.His smile, his laugh, the way he looks at me.....everything is just, perfect."Wait, stop. So you got arrested for what?" I laughed loudly, making sure I heard him correctly."Public nudity. It was almost an arrest! Like, they made me get in the cop car, but they only took me back to my car. It's only because Freddie convinced me to skinny dip and then took all of my fucking clothes!" He laughs in reply. Tears are threatening to spill from my eyes with how hard I'm laughing. I can tell that he is about the same.Silence falls over the table as we both come down from our laughter."What?" I ask, blushing slightly when I notice him smiling at me."You look beautiful tonight." He smiles."Thank you, you don't look half bad yourself." I laugh. "So what have you been doing? It's b
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Chapter: Chapter 187Anna POV I forget that Ethan has only seen me with longer hair. This must look different...much different. "I love it. You look beautiful." He says, not breaking any eye contact. "I do too. It's a good change." I reply with a smile. "Go to dinner with me." He states rather than asks. "Dinner?" I laughed. "Yes. Anywhere you want to go. You name it, and I will make sure we get the best seats." He smiles. "Mr. Fain, are you asking me out on a date?" I joked, cocking an eyebrow. "Nope. Just two old friends catching up over some dinner. Maybe a movie." He smirks. I missed his witty personality. I missed his smile, his laugh, his scent. God, I missed his scent. I missed the way his nose wrinkled up when he laughed or the way he pushed his hair back when he was stressed or tired. I missed the way his arms felt around me or the way he would hold me closer to him during the night. I just miss...Ethan. But things are different now. I'm not the same person I was before. I'm different
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Chapter: Chapter 186Anna POV "Ethan, I...I was in town and I just...I know I just showed up completely unexpected...I just...I..." I stuttered, not able to form a proper sentence. He looks exactly how I remembered him. His dark-framed glasses sat on the bridge of his nose, and his dark hair was pushed back. He looked just as handsome as I remembered."No, you're fine. You're always welcome here. Holly, cancel everything I have for the rest of the day. Call my appointments and have them rescheduled, and call Frailey and tell him that the meeting is going to be delayed." He demands, not even looking at the girl who I now know is Holly."Um, Mr. Fain, are you sure? Helen isn't going to like another delayed meeting, and it was so hard to get you and Mr. Frailey together..." She says nervously."Didn't I just say to cancel everything? Helen will understand. I have more important things to do right now." He says sharply. The way he says that he has more important things to do makes my stomach flutter. I kind
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Chapter: Chapter 173Isabella's POVThe hairdresser put my hair in a messy up do, left the tendrils to frame my face. I'm wearing a strapless white gown full of Swarovski, with a big ball gown like a queen. Thanks to Carly Lopez for helping me with the dress. I really look like a queen. She told me I need to wear something luxurious like this because I'm going to become Mrs. Remington . So I need to make a statement. Nancy agreed with her. So here I am, looking like a queen ready for her coronation.My tummy is hidden with the gown, the baby bump hasn't showed up, it is miraculous that the pumpkin doesn't show itself because I ate so much all this time. Gabriel said the nutrition goes to the baby's brain.Denise, my former boss, comes in and looks at me with his grin. "You ready, sweetheart?" He will walk me down the aisle, to the love of my life.Gabriel POV I look at my watch, my dad's watch, when we will start the wedding? I can't wait to see my wife...Christian chuckles from the couch. "Dude, relax!
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Chapter: Chapter 172Isabella's POV"You can and you will. The trust fund for the baby is closed from the public. I already told my lawyer. The baby will have access to the trust fund when he or she reaches 18.""I agree 100% percent with your for this pumpkin, but for me—""As for you, it will go public that you now have 10% shareholders of Remington Industries and 1 billion."My eyes have not just widened, but it almost popped out now. "I can't, Nancy""You can and you will, Izzy . I have this plan even before you and Gabriel are together. I will give 1 billion to each of my granddaughter in laws. You and whoever Christian with. As for Gabriel's wife, I will give her a 10% share of the Remington Industries, so it will make Gabriel and his wife the biggest shareholders of The Remington Industries as it should be. As for Christian's wife, I will give her the same amount of money and the properties that belong to Daisy."My eyes find Gabriel for help. "Just accept it, Sweetness. You will be the head of THF
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Chapter: Chapter 171Isabella POV The next day, the doctor gave me a clean bill so I could go home. Gabriel told me that Jack already moved all my belongings to his (.. our) house. I agreed because I didn't want to go back there and remember what Alex did to me. Alex is arrested. Gabriel's lawyer planned to charge him for a very long time in jail. The police also contacted Ben and Camilia, because Alex dragged them for the embezzlement. Now the battle is between Alex and Sanders.Everything looks better now, except Gabriel treats me like I just came out from a fatal accident. He doesn't even let me carry anything, even my purse. And he is planning to build an elevator for me in the house.I cross my arms and sit on the bed. Gabriel comes to me and squats in front of me. "Hey, what's with the pout on your lovely face, Sweetness?" He touched my mouth."I'm capable of doing a lot of things, Gabriel.""Of course! You are a smart woman. My favourite executive assistant. Don't tell this to Sarah, by the way." H
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Chapter: Chapter 170Isabella's POVI realised it wasn't right to tie you down with the baby. But I'm not going to lie, I don't regret it, at all."I smile and touch his cheek. "You are that crazy with me, aren't you Mr. Remington ?""I'm crazy in love with you, Isabella... helplessly, hopelessly falling in love with you, Isabella Remington ," he says, touching his forehead to mine."I love you, Gabriel. And yes, this pregnancy came as a surprise to me, but envisioning that we will have a family together makes me happier than I've ever been. Because I trust you, Gabriel. I trust you will make me and our baby happy." "Thank you, Sweetness." He kisses me and whispers in my mouth "you haven't said happy birthday to your fiance, Sweetness."I pull back and study his face. I am still not sure whether he got my letter. I hope Mr and Mrs. Remington helped me to hold the letter until Gabriel came to the cemetery.He checks at his watch and turns something on it. He shows it to me. "On my watch it's 15 minutes be
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Chapter: Chapter 169Isabella's POVOf course it's possible. You and Gabriel never used condoms and any other protection. You're not on the pill, Isabella Montenegro for God's sake. OH MY GOD!!!!!"Yeah, but I was wrong!" Gabriel says to the doctor, opening the door to my room. Both are striding fast to me."Ms. Montenegro," the doctor says to me, his face looking pissed.I nod at the doctor.He inhales deeply. "Ms. Montenegro, did you take any pregnancy test?""Um.. no.""Is Mr. Remington here, your boyfriend?""Um.. not anymore." I just want to continue, but the doctor's head swivels so fast to Gabriel. He glares at my fiancé, actually. "Wait, he just proposed to me and I said yes. So, he is my fiancé now, doctor," I say.Gabriel gives the doctor his superior shrugs. The doctor sighs and looks back at me. "So, you really, really didn't take any pregnancy test?""No. Gabriel saw my mom's pregnancy test from 26 years ago, doc."I faintly hear the doctor mumbles, "I can't believe this shit."My eyes find
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Chapter: Chapter 168Gabriel POVHe laughs and kisses me. "God, are you Amanda Remington ?""What?" I squeak."Dad told me the same story when he proposed to mom." He laughs and opens the box. "And you're still going to wear the ring. It's a must, Sweetness."The ring inside the box is absurd! The diamond is a purplish red colour. I never saw this colour of rock before. It's not as red as ruby, it's different and very exquisite. It's huge too, the band is full with the small clear diamonds. The box read "Mrs. Remington" "Oh my God," I gasp. Gabriel takes my hand and slips the ring on me. I thought it would look super absurd. But when I raise my hand, the ring looks perfect on my finger, like it belongs there. I swallow, mesmerised by the ring."It's perfect," he whispers. I look at Gabriel. He's not looking at the ring, he is looking at me with an expression that is mixed between love, happiness, gratitude, and pride.I can't help my tears leak now. "I love you Gabriel!""I love you too, fiancé," he whisp
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